QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update)

Schenk

Hi,

i installed my (offline-) application with local repository (set env-vars, installed database, call several batch-scripts etc.) and now i want to uninstall my application with the generated uninstaller. If i double-click the exe nothing appears.

What i am doing wrong? I do not even know where to start to find the bug.

My installer.js of my config.xml looks like this.

// https://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/noninteractive.html
var isSilent = 0;

function Controller(){	 	 
	
	if(installer.isInstaller()){
		
	
		var silent = installer.value("silent");	
		if(silent == 1 || silent=="true" && silent != null){
			installer.autoRejectMessageBoxes;
			gui.setSilent(true);
			isSilent = 1;			
		}		
	}	
	
	if(installer.isUninstaller()){		
		var silent = installer.value("silent");	
		if(silent == 1 || silent=="true" && silent != null){			
			installer.autoRejectMessageBoxes;		
			gui.setSilent(true);
			isSilent = 1;				
		}		
	}
}



Controller.prototype.IntroductionPageCallback = function()
{
	//installer.setValue("TargetDir", "");
	if(isSilent == 1){
		gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
	}
	
}

Controller.prototype.TargetDirectoryPageCallback = function(){

	
	if(isSilent == 1){
		var target = installer.value("target");		
		if(target != null && target != ""){
			var widget = gui.currentPageWidget();
			if(widget != null){		
				widget.TargetDirectoryLineEdit.setText(target);
			}	
		}		
		gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);			
	}	
	
}




Controller.prototype.ComponentSelectionPageCallback = function(){

	
	if(installer.isInstaller()){
		var widget = gui.currentPageWidget(); // get the current wizard page
		if (widget != null) {
			widget.selectAll();        					
			widget.findChild("SelectAllComponentsButton").setEnabled(false);
			widget.findChild("DeselectAllComponentsButton").setEnabled(false);
			widget.findChild("SelectDefaultComponentsButton").setEnabled(false);
			widget.findChild("ResetComponentsButton").setEnabled(false);			
		}	
	}
	
	if(isSilent == 1){
		var widget = gui.currentPageWidget();
		if(widget != null){
			widget.selectAll();			
		}
		gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
	}
}

Controller.prototype.StartMenuDirectoryPageCallback = function(){	
	if(isSilent == 1){
		gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
	}
}

Controller.prototype.LicenseAgreementPageCallback = function(){	
	if(isSilent == 1){
		var widget = gui.currentPageWidget();	
		if(widget != null){
			widget.AcceptLicenseRadioButton.setChecked(true);				
		}		
		gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
	}	
}

Controller.prototype.ReadyForInstallationPageCallback = function(){
	if(isSilent == 1){
		gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
	}	
}

Controller.prototype.PerformInstallationPageCallback = function(){	
	if(isSilent == 1){
		gui.clickButton(buttons.NextButton);
	};	
}

Controller.prototype.FinishedPageCallback = function(){	
	
	if(installer.isInstaller()){
		installer.gainAdminRights();
		var dir = installer.value("TargetDir");
		if(installer.fileExists(dir +"/tmp") == true){			
			installer.performOperation("Delete", "@TargetDir@/tmp");						
		}	
		installer.dropAdminRights();
	}	
	
	if(isSilent == 1){
		gui.clickButton(buttons.FinishButton);		
	}		
}

Thank you for your help in advance.
bets regards

Ratzz

@Schenk said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

If i double-click the exe nothing appears.

Does it uninstall silently ??

Schenk

No, the directory still exists and there is no process in taskmanager.

Ratzz

@Schenk said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

if(installer.isUninstaller()){
var silent = installer.value("silent");
if(silent == 1 || silent=="true" && silent != null){
installer.autoRejectMessageBoxes;
gui.setSilent(true);
isSilent = 1;
}

Is it required???

Schenk

To be honest, I do not know. :/ I will test it.
Normaly, the if condition is not called in the uninstaller Routine....

Ratzz

@Schenk said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

I do not know.

Can you keep only required code and test them ?

Schenk

I tested it with

function Controller(){	 	 
	
	/* if(installer.isInstaller()){
		
	
		var silent = installer.value("silent");	
		if(silent == 1 || silent=="true" && silent != null){
			installer.autoRejectMessageBoxes;
			gui.setSilent(true);
			isSilent = 1;			
		}		
	}	
	
	if(installer.isUninstaller()){		
		var silent = installer.value("silent");	
		if(silent == 1 || silent=="true" && silent != null){			
			installer.autoRejectMessageBoxes;		
			gui.setSilent(true);
			isSilent = 1;				
		}		
	} */
}

and with

function Controller(){	 	 
	
	/* if(installer.isInstaller()){
		
	
		var silent = installer.value("silent");	
		if(silent == 1 || silent=="true" && silent != null){
			installer.autoRejectMessageBoxes;
			gui.setSilent(true);
			isSilent = 1;			
		}		
	}	
	*/

	if(installer.isUninstaller()){		
		var silent = installer.value("silent");	
		if(silent == 1 || silent=="true" && silent != null){			
			installer.autoRejectMessageBoxes;		
			gui.setSilent(true);
			isSilent = 1;				
		}		
	} 
}

Even if i stop all processes which have access to the files in the installation folder, it will not work.
The uninstaller-process does not start. Even if i call it with or without admin rights from explorer; or from an admin console with

uninstaller.exe silent=1
uninstaller.exe silent==1
uninstaller.exe "silent=1"
uninstaller.exe silent=true
uninstaller.exe silent="true"
uninstaller.exe "silent=true"

there is no success and no process in the task manager.
How can i delete the installation manually? I can delete the files manually, but the appliacation still exists in the windows Program & Features table.

Ratzz

@Schenk said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

How can i delete the installation manually?

There is an MaintenanceTool.exe which uninstalls for you.

@Schenk said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

I tested it with

Can you just try with this minimum steps required to create an installer and check?

Schenk

@Ratzz The maintanance.exe does not work. This is why i created this thread. But i found the problem, but not really a solution to fix it.
The uninstaller.exe /maintenance.exe contained a ".". After renaming the .dat., .exe and ini-files, it can be used to uninstall the application, but no update and no separate items.

Ratzz

@Schenk said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

After renaming the .dat., .exe and ini-files

Renaming may be bad idea.

@Ratzz said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

Can you just try with this minimum steps required to create an installer and check?

can you please make a sample instead of messing up all together ?http://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/ifw-tutorial.html

Schenk

@Ratzz Hi Ratzz,

everthing is good ;)

@Ratzz said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

@Ratzz said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

Can you just try with this minimum steps required to create an installer and check?

can you please make a sample instead of messing up all together ?http://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/ifw-tutorial.html

I did the minium sample and it works fine. So i analysed it to find my fault.

@Ratzz said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

@Schenk said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

After renaming the .dat., .exe and ini-files

Renaming may be bad idea.

My config file contained the following line and the generated uninstaller.exe (MyApp2.0_Maintenance.exe) it will not work, because of the dot (" . ") in the description.

[...]
<MaintenanceToolName>MyApp2.0_Maintenance</MaintenanceToolName>	
[...]

I had to rename the files, so that i am able to delete the existing installation and provide a new, functional version of my installer.

Ratzz

@Schenk
So is the thread solved?

Schenk

@Ratzz said in QtIFW: Maintenance.exe does not start (no uninstall, no update):

@Schenk
So is the thread solved?

YES!